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title: Your Lawn is Like a Sponge | Emerald Lawns
description: "Maximize lawn hydration and efficiency with Hydretain: increase water penetration, reduce waste, and boost nutrient absorption during Texas heat."
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# [Your Lawn is Like a Sponge | Emerald Lawns](https://emeraldlawns.com/blog/lawn-like-sponge)

 Written by [Emerald Lawns](https://emeraldlawns.com/blog/author/emerald-lawns) | Jun 17, 2019

Your Lawn is Like a Sponge

We all know that a hard, dried-out sponge doesn’t get the job done. It requires moisture to be effective and useful. The same is true with your lawn, it needs a good WET(ting) so it too can absorb **water more effectively**.

One of the leading causes of poor watering is a** tense and dry lawn**. If your yard is tense, it can cause the **water to collect at the surface level of grass**, and not penetrate to the soil, much like a sponge.

In order to **maximize** your lawn’s watering efficiency, while **minimizing** water waste, we have found the perfect solution. With penetrants like **Hydretain,** moisture goes deeper into the soil, producing a healthy lawn.

## **Maximize your Water Usage in the Texas Heat**

While the hot summer sun is busy evaporating the water on your lawn and drying out your soil, Emerald Lawns is hard at work, helping you **increase water retention** in your yard.  

How do we do it, you ask?

### **We Employ Scientific Breakthrough to Increase Water Efficiency by 50%**

 

To give your grass the best fighting chance, we offer** Hydretain**.

This product uses science to pull humidity from the air into your soil, transforming the humidity into** plant-usable water droplets!**

The treatment we apply:

- **Increases water penetration **and** retention **
- Improves **nutrient absorption **for a healthier lawn
- Is ideal for turf, gardens, and landscaping alike 

Watch Hydretain in action!

# Help Your Lawn Beat the Texas Heat with Hydretain

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